| Matsusaka 松阪市 |
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| Coordinates: 34°35′N 136°32′E / 34.583°N 136.533°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kansai | ||
| Prefecture | Mie | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Mitsushige Yamanaka | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 623.80 km2 (240.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (November 2006) |
171,065 | ||
| - Density | 274.23/km2 (710.3/sq mi) | ||
| City Symbols | |||
| - Tree | Pine | ||
| Website | City of Matsusaka | ||
| Phone number | +81-598-53-4311 | ||
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Matsusaka (松阪市 Matsusaka-shi), sometimes called Matsuzaka, is a city located in central Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshū, Japan. The city is famous for its beef.
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History
Founding
Matsusaka was founded in 1588 in Ise Province or Seishū (勢州) by Gamo Ujisato. Toyotomi Hideyoshi sent Gamo to Ise's Matsugashima, a fief of 120,000 koku, in 1584. In 1588, Gamo began construction of a castle in the Yoiho forest (四五百森 yoiho no mori) and named the site "Matsusaka," meaning "slope (阪) covered with pines (松)".
Significant Events
- February 1, 1933 - Matsusaka City is founded.
- January 1, 2005 - Matsusaka absorbed the towns of Mikumo and Ureshino, both from Ichishi District, and the towns of Iinan and Iitaka, both from Iinan District, to form a new expanded city of Matsusaka.
Famous people
- Mitsui Takatoshi (三井高利) (1622 - 1694) - founder of the Mitsui zaibatsu.
- Motoori Norinaga (本居宣長) (1730 - 1801) - scholar of the Edo period whose teachings were based on the kokugaku, the rejection all foreign, particularly Chinese, influence on Japanese culture.
Neighbors
Matsusaka is bordered by:
- The city of Tsu, to the north.
- Ise Bay, to the northeast.
- The town of Meiwa, to the east.
- The town of Taki, to the south.
- The town of Ōdai, to the south.
- The village of Kawakami, Nara to the southwest.
- The village of Higashi-Yoshino, Nara to the west.
- The village of Mitsue, Nara to the west.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Matsusaka, Mie |
- Matsusaka travel guide from Wikitravel
- Matsusaka city guide from the Mie Guidebook at Mie JETs
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